According to China Customs, in the first half of 2025, China imported US$1.35 billion worth of fruits from Việt Nam, totaling nearly 1.37 million tonnes.
Economic and trade cooperation is a highlight in Việt Nam - China relations, showing strong and steady growth, said Vietnamese Trade Counsellor in China Nông Đức Lai in an interview with the Vietnam News Agency.
For the seven-month period, exports totalled $226.98 billion, up by 15.7 per cent, in which the domestic sector accounted for 27.8 per cent and the foreign-invested sector (including crude oil) accounted for 27.2 per cent.
In the first half of this year, Vietnamese businesses spent $67 billion on imports from China and raked in $27.8 billion from exports to this market, respectively rising nearly 35 per cent and 5.3 per cent year-on-year.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade forecasts that Viet Nam’s total trade value this year may reach a new record of between US$640 - 645 billion, with a slight trade surplus.
Viet Nam’s trade value this year was estimated to touch US$500 billion, two years after hitting the $400 billion threshold, a new milestone for the country that has been striving to improve its business climate and enhance international integration.
Border gates in Lao Cai Province recorded trade value of US$3 billion in 2018, according to the customs office at the Lao Cai International Border Gate.
Viet Nam and Cambodia could bring their two-way trade value to US$7-8 billion by 2020 due to their already sound co-operation and efforts to remove difficulties for businesses.
Viet Nam witnessed a year-on-year increase of 21.4 per cent in total trade value from January 1 to September 15 to US$289.14 billion, according to the General Department of Customs.
Viet Nam’s total trade value in the first four months of the year gained a year-on-year increase of 20.1 per cent to US$125.41 billion, according to the General Department of Customs.
Trade value between Viet Nam and Brazil increased by 18 per cent to
US$1.275 billion during the first half of this year against the same
period last year, according to Brazil''s Ministry of Development,
Industry and Trade.